Feeling innovative and wanting to incorporate more unique flavors into your pasta dishes? Definitely try adding miso paste and creating a creamy miso mushroom pasta dish. Its unexpected depth enhances the flavor profile and goes so well with the creamy texture.
What is Miso?
Miso paste is a traditional Japanese seasoning used in many authentic Japanese dishes like soups and sauces. It is created from the fermentation of soybeans with salt and a type of fungus. It is recognized for its rich umami flavor. Miso paste comes in a variety of types like white, light and dark miso paste.
Creamy Miso Mushroom Pasta Ingredients
- 8 oz pasta: I use Rigatoni shaped pasta, but you can use any pasta shape you want.
- 1 cup reserved pasta water: Reserved pasta water helps thicken the sauce.
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 – 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese: Add the desired amount of cheese.
- Salt, to taste
- 12 oz mushrooms, sliced: I used baby Bella mushrooms from Costco, but you can use other types of mushrooms like cremini. Mushrooms will add a delicious umami flavor to this pasta dish.
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp miso paste
Instructions
Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the box.
While the pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.
Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for 8-9 minutes until they are golden brown and tender. Season with salt to taste. Remove the cooked mushrooms from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan, add the butter and minced garlic. Cook until the garlic becomes golden and fragrant.
Stir in the miso paste and reserved pasta water, making sure to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Let it simmer for a minute.
Pour in the heavy cream and let it cook for another minute, allowing the flavors to meld together.
Add the cooked mushrooms back to the pan and give everything a good stir.
Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and toss until well coated.
Sprinkle in the grated Parmesan cheese and continue cooking until the cheese has melted and the sauce has thickened slightly.
Serve hot and enjoy your creamy mushroom pasta!
Creamy Miso Mushroom Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 oz pasta
- 1 cup reserved pasta water
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 – 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt to taste
- 12 oz mushrooms sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp miso paste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the box.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for 8-9 minutes until they are golden brown and tender. Season with salt to taste. Remove the cooked mushrooms from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, add the butter and minced garlic. Cook until the garlic becomes golden and fragrant.
- Stir in the miso paste and reserved pasta water, making sure to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Let it simmer for a minute.
- Pour in the heavy cream and let it cook for another minute, allowing the flavors to meld together.
- Add the cooked mushrooms back to the pan, give everything a good stir.
- Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and toss until well coated.
- Sprinkle in the grated Parmesan cheese and continue cooking until the cheese has melted and the sauce has thickened slightly.
- Serve hot and enjoy your creamy mushroom pasta!
If you enjoyed this indulgent pasta recipe, you might also enjoy this shrimp gochujang pasta recipe.
